to masquerade
2
7.1
- verb
- /ˌmæskəˈreɪd/
:
disfrazarse
- For Halloween, he chose to masquerade as a famous movie character.
I presented myself as Matilda, obviously masquerading as a woman and got.
- I presented myself as Matilda, obviously masquerading as a woman and got.
Examples
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Zairian urban painting and Central Pende masquerading have filled the same role.
Academic text (1995) -
Some fifty years ago, Ebira masquerading was indeed established in Ososo.
Academic text (1991) -
Didn't I hear that you were going to masquerade ball?
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Shame and more shame because others had watched them masquerade, first with suspicion and then with knowledge.
Fiction book (1999) -
However, they will masquerade as healers or helpers in order to get an invitation.
Blog text (34) -
" They'll be masquerading as tourists.
Fiction book (2001) -
And sometimes she was afraid of the listlessness that masqueraded as boredom.
Fiction book (1991) -
Vienna masquerades both as excess femininity and as a romantic heroine.
Fiction book (1993) -
She decided to masquerade as a princess for the costume party.
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They will masquerade at the annual festival, wearing beautiful masks and costumes.
Synonyms
172
6.1
To pretend to be someone you are not to trick people
160
3.7
Clothes or things you wear to hide who you are
111
3.7
To cover part of something to hide or protect it
61
3.5
Put on a costume to look like someone or something else
5
3.9
To put on clothes or a mask to hide who you are
1
9.9
Pretend to be another person to trick people or act in a role
Compounds
- Formal
4
4.8
A formal party where guests wear masks and costumes to hide who they are
How Disguised
Surface Forms
Etymology
Masquerade as a verb comes from Italian maschera 'mask' and first meant to wear a mask at a party. So to masquerade is to take part in a masked party or to dress up in a costume.